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Protesters catch fire as they stand behind burning barricades during clashes with police on February 20, 2014 in Kiev. Ukraine's embattled leader announced a "truce" with the opposition as he prepared to get grilled by visiting EU diplomats over clashes that killed 26 and left the government facing diplomatic isolation. The shocking scale of the violence three months into the crisis brought expressions of grave concern from the West and condemnation of an "attempted coup" by the Kremlin. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images

A protester throws tyres to keep a barriade of flames between protesters and police at Independence square in Kiev on February 19, 2014. Protesters braced on February 19 for a fresh assault by riot police in central Kiev after a day of clashes left at least 25 people dead in the worst violence since the start of Ukraine's three-month political crisis. As dawn rose over Kiev's battered city centre, protesters hurled paving stones and Molotov cocktails at lines of riot police that had pushed into the heart of the devastated protest camp on Independence Square. LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images

A protester stands behind barricades during clashes with police on February 20, 2014 in Kiev. Ukraine's embattled leader announced a "truce" with the opposition as he prepared to get grilled by visiting EU diplomats over clashes that killed 26 and left the government facing diplomatic isolation. The shocking scale of the violence three months into the crisis brought expressions of grave concern from the West and condemnation of an "attempted coup" by the Kremlin. At least 25 protesters were killed on February 20 in fresh clashes between thousands of demonstrators and heavily-armed riot police in the heart of Kiev, AFP correspondents at the scene said. The bodies of eight demonstrators were lying outside Kiev's main post office on Independence Square, an AFP reporter said. The bodies of 17 other demonstrators with apparent gunshot wounds were also seen in the vicinity of two hotels on opposite sides of the protest encampment. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters stand behing barricades as they clash with police in the center of Kiev on February 20, 2014. At least 25 protesters were killed on February 20 in fresh clashes between thousands of demonstrators and heavily-armed riot police in the heart of Kiev, AFP correspondents at the scene said. The bodies of eight demonstrators were lying outside Kiev's main post office on Independence Square, an AFP reporter said. The bodies of 17 other demonstrators with apparent gunshot wounds were also seen in the vicinity of two hotels on opposite sides of the protest encampment. AFP PHOTO/ VOLODYMYR SHUVAYEV/AFP/Getty Images

An anti-government protester shows empty bullet casings used by riot police against demonstrators in central Kiev on February 20, 2014. At least 25 protesters were killed on February 20 in fresh clashes between thousands of demonstrators and heavily-armed riot police in the heart of Kiev, AFP correspondents at the scene said. The bodies of eight demonstrators were lying outside Kiev's main post office on Independence Square, an AFP reporter said. The bodies of 17 other demonstrators with apparent gunshot wounds were also seen in the vicinity of two hotels on opposite sides of the protest encampment. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKYBULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images

Protesters clash with police after gaining new positions near the Independence square in Kiev on February 20, 2014. Hundreds of armed protesters charged police barricades Thursday on Kiev's central Independence Square, despite a truce called just hours earlier by the country's embattled president. Protesters pushed the police back about 200 metres and were in control of most of the square they had occupied at the start of Ukraine's three-month-old political crisis. LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images

Protesters stand behind barricades during a face-off against police on February 20, 2014 in Kiev. Ukraine's embattled leader announced a "truce" with the opposition as he prepared to get grilled by visiting EU diplomats over clashes that killed 26 and left the government facing diplomatic isolation. The shocking scale of the violence three months into the crisis brought expressions of grave concern from the West and condemnation of an "attempted coup" by the Kremlin. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters form a human chain as they carry rocks and tyres to rebuild barricades following continued clashes with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

A wounded anti-government protester is treated by medics near Independence Square on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between anti-government protesters and police, with dozens killed. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Protesters walk and stand near a burning bus at the Institutskaya Street close to the central Independence Square in Kiev on February 20, 2014. Armed protesters stormed today police barricades in Kiev, leaving at least one person dead and shattering a fragile truce as EU foreign ministers called off a crisis meeting with the embattled Ukrainian president. AFP PHOTO / DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV/AFP/Getty Images

Molotov cocktails are seen at the protesters' barricade in Kiev, Ukraine, 20 February 2014. More than 60 people have been killed in street fighting in Kiev on Thursday, the nationalist Svoboda opposition party says. EPA/LASZLO BELICZAY

Anti-government protesters clean up debris following continued clashes with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Anti-government protesters rebuild barricades following continued clashes with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Anti-government protesters rebuild barricades following continued clashes with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Anti-government protesters rebuild barricades following continued clashes with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Anti-government protesters prepare to push forward during continued clashes with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Anti-government protesters continue to clash with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Activists pay respects to protesters killed in clashes with police in Kiev, Ukraine, 20 February 2014. More than 60 people have been killed in street fighting in Kiev on Thursday, the nationalist Svoboda opposition party says. The Ukrainian police force has been given combat weapons for use in the civil unrest in Kiev, Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko says. Fresh fighting broke out between thousands of protesters and riot police on Kiev's Independence Square only hours after opposition leaders and President Viktor Yanukovych declared a truce. Protesters were seen throwing firebombs and molotov cocktails at police, who responded with teargas. The square was filled with black smoke from burning tires. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

Police officers block a street near the Cabinet of Ministers offies in the center of Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. Fierce clashes between police and protesters, some including gunfire, shattered a brief truce in Ukraine's besieged capital Thursday, killing numerous people. The deaths came in a new eruption of violence just hours after the country's embattled president and the opposition leaders demanding his resignation called for a truce and negotiations to try to resolve Ukraine's political crisis. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

A bloody Ukranian flag covers the bodies of killed protesters in Kiev, Ukraine, 20 February 2014. More than 60 people have been killed in street fighting in Kiev on Thursday, the nationalist Svoboda opposition party says. EPA/LASZLO BELICZAY

View of the Independence square in Kiev, Ukraine, 20 February 2014. Fresh fighting broke out between thousands of protesters and riot police on Kiev's Independence Square only hours after opposition leaders and President Viktor Yanukovych declared a truce. Protesters were seen throwing firebombs and molotov cocktails at police, who responded with teargas. The square was filled with black smoke from burning tyres. EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO

A protestor stands near barricades during clashes with riot police in central Kiev on February 20, 2014 in Kiev. At least 25 protesters were killed on February 20 in fresh clashes between thousands of demonstrators and heavily-armed riot police in the heart of Kiev, AFP correspondents at the scene said. The bodies of eight demonstrators were lying outside Kiev's main post office on Independence Square, an AFP reporter said. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images

A protester uses a catapult during clashes with riot police in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 19 February 2014. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

An elderly protester smokes during a break in clashes with police in central Kiev on February 20, 2014. Armed protesters stormed today police barricades in Kiev, leaving at least one person dead and shattering a fragile truce as EU foreign ministers called off a crisis meeting with the embattled Ukrainian president. AFP PHOTO / DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters clash with policemen in Kiev on February 20, 2014. At least 25 protesters were killed on February 20 in fresh clashes between thousands of demonstrators and heavily-armed riot police in the heart of Kiev, AFP correspondents at the scene said. AFP PHOTO/ DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters are wounded after the clash with the police in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Police said seven officers died from gunshot wounds, while authorities and demonstrators said five civilians were also killed in the clashes, bringing the death toll to at least 16. Hundreds of people were injured, including dozens of police officers, some with serious wounds. AFP PHOTO / OLEKSANDR RATUSHNIAK/AFP/Getty Images

An anti-government protester stands in front of burning vehicles at the Security Service building in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP/Getty Images

Pro-EU Ukrainian opposition activists burn documents thrown from the seized regional Prosecutor's office in the west-Ukrainian city of Lviv, Ukraine, early 19 February 2014. According to reports, hundreds of opposition activists seized and smashed regional Interior ministry department, Prosecutor's office and a military unit in Lviv. EPA/IVAN BOBERSKYY

Anti-government protesters carry the injured during continued clashes with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Protesters launch a rocket as they clash with riot police during on-going anti-government protests in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 19 February 2014. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

A protester stands behind barricades during clashes with police on February 20, 2014 in Kiev. Ukraine's embattled leader announced a "truce" with the opposition as he prepared to get grilled by visiting EU diplomats over clashes that killed 26 and left the government facing diplomatic isolation. AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters walk amid debris and flames near the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

The toppled wreck of the police car is seen in a downtown street in Lviv, Ukraine, 19 February 2014 after a night of anti-government demonstrations in the western Ukrainian city. EPA/Darek Delmanowicz

Anti-government protesters protect themselves behind shields as they clash with the police on Independence Square in Kiev early on February 19, 2014. AFP PHOTO/SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters sack the main Police City Office in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP/Getty Images

People look on February 19, 2014 at burnt cars that were set on fire outside the regional police headquarters by the anti-government protesters during the night in Lviv, western Ukraine. AFP PHOTO/ YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP/Getty Images

Policemen run amid flames during clashes with anti-government protesters in front of the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP/Getty Images

An anti-government protester prepares to throw a stone at riot police while another holds up a cross during clashes on Kiev's Independence square on February 19, 2014. AFP PHOTO / PIERO QUARANTA/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters clash with the police during their storming of Independence Square in Kiev on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters clash with the police on Independence Square in Kiev early on February 19, 2014. AFP PHOTO/SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters throw cobblestones as they clash with the police on Independence Square in Kiev early on February 19, 2014. AFP PHOTO/SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters clash with the police during their storming of Independence Square in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Flames engulfed the main anti-government protest camp on Kiev's Independence Square as riot police tried to force demonstrators out following the bloodiest clashes in three months of protests. The iconic square turned into a war zone as riot police moved slowly through opposition barricades from several directions, hurling stun grenades and using water cannon to clear protestors. AFP PHOTO/SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images

Anti government protesters protect themselves with shields against advancing riot police forces moving to on Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. Ukrainian riot police 18 February launched a massive assault on thousands of anti-government protesters in central Kiev, after clashes that killed at least 13 people and injured some 400 shattered hopes of a peaceful end to a crisis that erupted in November. Police moved against the demonstrators with water cannons and rubber bullets after the Interior Ministry and the Ukrainian Security Service issued a ultimatum until 6 pm local time (1600 GMT), saying that they would take 'all legal measures to restore order.' EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN

Riot policemen in flames clash with protesters during the continuing protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. A least three protesters were killed in clashes with police on 18 February, Ukrainian opposition activists say. EPA/ANDREW KRAVCHENKO

Policeman evacuate a wounded colleague during clashes with anti-government protesters in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Ukrainian anti-government protestors on Tuesday took back control of Kiev's city hall following bloody clashes with riot police just two days after vacating the building, an AFP correspondent at the scene said. Protesters guarded the entrance and some 30 activists were setting up a first aid point inside the building, which the opposition had left on Sunday as part of an amnesty deal with the authorities. AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters clash with police in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Police on Tuesday fired rubber bullets at stone-throwing protesters as they demonstrated close to Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, an AFP reporter at the scene said. Police also responded with smoke bombs after protesters hurled paving stones at them as they sought to get closer to the heavily-fortified parliament building. AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP/Getty Images

Police clash with anti-government protesters in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Ukraine's prosecutor-general on Tuesday warned he would seek to impose the "harshest punishment" on those behind an outburst of violence in Kiev. "The prosecutor-general will demand the harshest punishments for those who provoked people to carry out today's actions, those who organized it and those who directed it," prosecutor-general Viktor Pshonka said in a statement. AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII BOIKO/AFP/Getty Images

Protesters clash with riot police in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Police on Tuesday fired rubber bullets at stone-throwing protesters as they demonstrated close to Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, an AFP reporter at the scene said. Police also responded with smoke bombs after protesters hurled paving stones at them as they sought to get closer to the heavily-fortified parliament building. AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII BOIKO/AFP/Getty Images

Protesters clash with police in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Ukrainian riot police stormed the main opposition camp in Kiev Tuesday after clashes left at least seven dead in the bloodiest day in three months of protests, triggering international alarm. AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII BOIKO/AFP/Getty Images

Riot police aim at anti-government protesters during clashes in central Kiev on February 18, 2014. Police on February 18 began an assault on the main anti-government protest camp in Kiev after a day of bloody clashes, AFP journalists at the scene said. Police warned women and children to leave the area as they moved on opposition positions with water cannon while protestors responded by throwing Molotov cocktails and setting fire to part of the tent encampment.
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Police experts examine bodies of the dead anti-government protesters after their clashes with the police in Kiev on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII BOIKO/AFP/Getty Images

Burnt out vehicles remain after protesters clashes with police in Kiev on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII BOIKO/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters clash with the police during their storming of the Independence Square in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Flames engulfed the main anti-government protest camp on Kiev's Independence Square on Tuesday as riot police tried to force demonstrators out following the bloodiest clashes in three months of protests. The iconic square turned into a war zone as riot police moved slowly through opposition barricades from several directions, hurling stun grenades and using water cannon to clear protestors. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters clash with the police during their storming of Independence Square in Kiev on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters clash with the police during their storming of Independence Square in Kiev on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters clash with the police during their storming of Independence Square in Kiev on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters clash with the police during their storming of Independence Square in Kiev on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters clash with the police during their storming of Independence Square in Kiev on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters clash with the police during their storming of Independence Square in Kiev on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters clash with the police during their storming of Independence Square in Kiev on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters clash with the police during their storming of Independence Square in Kiev on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters carry a wounded man during clashes with riot police in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Ukrainian riot police approached Kiev's main opposition camp on February 18 after at least seven people were killed in the bloodiest day of clashes in nearly three months of protests. Opposition leader Vitali Klitschko called on women and children to quit the encampment on Kiev's iconic Independence Square over fears of a possible police assault. But some 25,000 protestors remained on the square after the expiry of a 6:00pm (16.00 GMT) ultimatum from security forces demanding calm be restored. AFP PHOTO/ YURY KIRNICHNYYURY KIRNICHNY/AFP/Getty Images

Protesters clash with riot police in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Ukraine's prosecutor-general on Tuesday warned he would seek to impose the "harshest punishment" on those behind an outburst of violence in Kiev. "The prosecutor-general will demand the harshest punishments for those who provoked people to carry out today's actions, those who organised it and those who directed it," prosecutor-general Viktor Pshonka said in a statement. AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII BOIKO/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters clash with police in in the center of Kiev on February 18, 2014. Police on Tuesday fired rubber bullets at stone-throwing protesters as they demonstrated close to Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, an AFP reporter at the scene said. Police also responded with smoke bombs after protesters hurled paving stones at them as they sought to get closer to the heavily-fortified parliament building. AFP PHOTO/GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images

An anti-government protester shoots during clashes with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. Thousands of angry anti-government protesters clashed with police in a new eruption of violence following new maneuvering by Russia and the European Union to gain influence over this former Soviet republic.(AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Anti-government protesters clash with police in the center of Kiev on February 18, 2014. Police on Tuesday fired rubber bullets at stone-throwing protesters as they demonstrated close to Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, an AFP reporter at the scene said. Police also responded with smoke bombs after protesters hurled paving stones at them as they sought to get closer to the heavily-fortified parliament building. AFP PHOTO/GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters shield themselves during clashes with riot police in central Kiev on February 18, 2014. Five people died on February 18 as anti-government protesters clashed with security forces in central Kiev, a police spokeswoman said. "Five civilians died as a result of the mass unrest in Kiev," Kiev police department spokeswoman Olga Bilyk told AFP. AFP PHOTO / GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images

Protester wearing masks during clashes with riot police in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. A least three protesters were killed in clashes with police on 18 February, Ukrainian opposition activists say. Violence erupted in the Ukrainian capital after anti-government protesters broke through a police cordon in front of parliament. Protester marched toward the parliament to demand constitutional reforms that would curb the powers of President Viktor Yanukovych. Ukraine has been mired in political crisis since November after the government backed away from a trade agreement with the European Union and signed a 15-billion-dollar loan deal with Russia instead. EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO

Riot police detains a protester during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. A least three protesters were killed in clashes with police on 18 February, Ukrainian opposition activists say. Violence erupted in the Ukrainian capital after anti-government protesters broke through a police cordon in front of parliament. Protester marched toward the parliament to demand constitutional reforms that would curb the powers of President Viktor Yanukovych. Ukraine has been mired in political crisis since November after the government backed away from a trade agreement with the European Union and signed a 15-billion-dollar loan deal with Russia instead. EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN

Anti-government protesters clash with police in in the center of Kiev on February 18, 2014. Police on Tuesday fired rubber bullets at stone-throwing protesters as they demonstrated close to Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, an AFP reporter at the scene said. Police also responded with smoke bombs after protesters hurled paving stones at them as they sought to get closer to the heavily-fortified parliament building. AFP PHOTO/GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images

Protesters clash with riot police during the continuing protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. A least three protesters were killed in clashes with police on 18 February, Ukrainian opposition activists say. Violence erupted in the Ukrainian capital after anti-government protesters broke through a police cordon in front of parliament. Protester marched toward the parliament to demand constitutional reforms that would curb the powers of President Viktor Yanukovych. Ukraine has been mired in political crisis since November after the government backed away from a trade agreement with the European Union and signed a 15-billion-dollar loan deal with Russia instead. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

Riot police detain a protester during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. A least three protesters were killed in clashes with police on 18 February, Ukrainian opposition activists say. Violence erupted in the Ukrainian capital after anti-government protesters broke through a police cordon in front of parliament. EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN

Women pass stones to protesters during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. A least three protesters were killed in clashes with police on 18 February, Ukrainian opposition activists say. EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN

Anti-government protesters use wooden shields to protect themselves from the bullets fired by the riot police during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN

Riot policemen cover themselves by shields as they clash with protesters during the continuing protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

An anti-government protester throws a tire in a barricade on the streets of downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. A least three protesters were killed in clashes with police on 18 February, Ukrainian opposition activists say. EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO

Anti-government protester throw tires in a barricade on the streets of Kievin downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO

Riot policemen stand during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. A least three protesters were killed in clashes with police on 18 February, Ukrainian opposition activists say. EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN

Anti-government protesters clash with police in front of the Ukrainian Parliment in Kiev on February 18, 2014. At least three anti-government protesters were killed and some 150 others injured, some seriously, today in fresh clashes between police and demonstrators protesting near Ukraine's parliament building in Kiev. Medics at an opposition-run field hospital said that most of the injuries were caused by stun grenades while some of the 30 people in a serious condition had suffered head injuries, and one person had to have a hand amputated. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images

Riot policemen cover themselves with shields as they clash with protesters during the continuing protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

An protester throws tires on a barricade during the continuing protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO

Protesters throw stones as they try to enter the building with riot policemen inside during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. A least three protesters were killed in clashes with police on 18 February, Ukrainian opposition activists say. EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN

A view of a smoking rifle on the streets of downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. A least three protesters were killed in clashes with police on 18 February, Ukrainian opposition activists say. EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO

Anti-government protesters clash with police in the center of Kiev on February 18, 2014. Police on Tuesday fired rubber bullets at stone-throwing protesters as they demonstrated close to Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, an AFP reporter at the scene said. Police also responded with smoke bombs after protesters hurled paving stones at them as they sought to get closer to the heavily-fortified parliament building. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images

Protesters take over the main office of the ruling Ukrainian 'Party of Regions' political party in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. EPA/OLEG PETRASYUK

Anti-government protesters shield themselves during clashes with riot police in front of the Parliament in central Kiev on February 18, 2014.
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Anti-government protesters clash with police in front of the Ukrainian Parliment in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Police on Tuesday fired rubber bullets at stone-throwing protesters as they demonstrated close to Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, an AFP reporter at the scene said. Police also responded with smoke bombs after protesters hurled paving stones at them as they sought to get closer to the heavily-fortified parliament building. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters clash with police in front of the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters clash with the riot police in the center of Kiev on February 18, 2014. Police on February 18 fired rubber bullets at stone-throwing protesters as they demonstrated close to Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, an AFP reporter at the scene said. Police also responded with smoke bombs after protesters hurled paving stones at them as they sought to get closer to the heavily-fortified parliament building. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images

A photo taken on Febraury 18, 2014 shows a riot police whose helmet is burning, shielding himself during clashes with anti-government protesters in central Kiev. At least five people were killed and scores injured on February 18 as anti-government protestors battled riot police in Kiev in the first outbreak of violence in weeks. Police said five civilians have died in clashes that prompted the city to shut down the subway system and issued a grave warning to protesters, with riot police troops massing near the Independence Square protest hub. AFP PHOTO/GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images

A wounded anti-government protester is pictured during clashes with police in Kiev on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images

Opposition demonstrators stand in front of burning barricades during clashes with police in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Opposition leader Vitali Klitschko on Tuesday urged women and children to leave the opposition's main protest camp on Kiev's Independence Square, known as Maidan, as riot police massed nearby. "We ask women and children to quit Maidan as we cannot rule out the possibility that they will storm (the camp)," the former heavyweight boxing champion told protestors on the square. AFP PHOTO / PIERO QUARANTA/AFP/Getty Images

Opposition demonstrators stand on a barricade during clashes with police in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Opposition leader Vitali Klitschko on Tuesday urged women and children to leave the opposition's main protest camp on Kiev's Independence Square, known as Maidan, as riot police massed nearby. "We ask women and children to quit Maidan as we cannot rule out the possibility that they will storm (the camp)," the former heavyweight boxing champion told protestors on the square. AFP PHOTO / PIERO QUARANTA/AFP/Getty Images

PHOTOS: Anti-government protesters clash with police in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Fearing that a call for a truce was a ruse, protesters tossed firebombs and advanced upon police lines Thursday in Ukraine's embattled capital. Government snipers shot back and the almost-medieval melee that ensued left at least 70 people dead, and hundreds of others wounded, according to a protest doctor. Video footage on Ukrainian television showed shocking scenes Thursday of protesters being cut down by gunfire, lying on the pavement as comrades rushed to their aid. Trying to protect themselves with shields, teams of protesters carried bodies away on sheets of plastic or on planks of wood.
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